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Robert Garrigus returns from 3-month drug suspension; advocates for PGA Tour to change its policy on marijuana
Robert Garrigus makes his return to the PGA Tour this week following a three-month suspension for violating the PGA Tour’s policy on marijuana, and the 41-year-old has issued a plea for the Tour to adjust its policy on the drug.
The Idaho native became the first player in Tour history to be suspended for the use of a “drug of abuse” back in March, and following the ban, Garrigus initially stated on social media that he had relapsed with marijuana.
Speaking to Golf Channel, however, Garrigus noted that he holds a medical marijuana card and that he had merely gone over the current limit allowed by the PGA Tour.
“I wasn’t trying to degrade the PGA Tour in any way, my fellow professionals in any way. I don’t cheat the game. That wasn’t my intentions. But the rules are the rules. I went over, and I got suspended.”
Legal in some form in 33 states, and currently legal recreationally in 10, Garrigus also questioned why the drug is considered a “drug of abuse” by authorities since a doctor can prescribe it.
“If you have some sort of pain and CBD or THC may help that and you feel like it’s going to help you and it can’t be prescribed by a doctor, then what are we doing? If we’re going to do marijuana, you should be testing for alcohol too. If you can buy it in a store, then why are we testing for it?”
The current World Number 603 will make his first start since the ban at this week’s 3M Open, and for Garrigus, the use of non-performance enhancing substances should be on the table for discussion in the future.
“It doesn’t help you get it in the hole. That’s one thing. I understand HGH, anything you’re trying to do to cheat the game, you should be suspended for, 100 per cent. Everything else should be a discussion.”
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Photos from the 2024 Zurich Classic of New Orleans
GolfWRX is live on site this week at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans for the PGA Tour’s one-and-only two-man team event.
As usual, general galleries, WITBs, and pullout albums — including some pretty spicy custom putters and headcovers — await your viewing.
Be sure to check back for more photos from the Big Easy, as we’ll continue to update this page with additional galleries throughout the week.
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JThunder
Jul 4, 2019 at 3:06 am
The main reason marijuana hasn’t been legal all along is that the wealthy pharmaceutical companies lobbied against it; it’s a very effective pain reliever and anti-inflammatory – which you can grow yourself and with FAR fewer side-effects than any of the laboratory concoctions they push. (Not to mention less addictive and less destructive than legal and socially-sanctioned alcohol.)
Instead, they raked in the money on expensive and dangerous drugs (opioids, anyone?), and the foolish policies allowed the drug cartels to become wealthy and powerful on marijuana sales. Tax free.
G
Jul 4, 2019 at 12:23 pm
It’s definitely not pain relieving nor anti-inflammatory. Lets get that straight.
It’s completely addictive, and extremely hallucinatory.
For some, it changes their character completely such as lowering their inhibitions and making them act in a way that is not their normal self, which could in turn, therefore be performance-enhancing as they are beyond their normal level of behavior. Which is why some athletes want to use it, because it helps some of them feel less stressed etc. It does not work the same for everyone, there is no measurable consistency of behavior with the drug.
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Jul 6, 2019 at 2:04 am
Hey everyone, I found Jeff Sessions.
Pete
Jul 6, 2019 at 2:05 am
They say progress happens one funeral at a time, looking forward to yours old man.
G
Jul 4, 2019 at 12:30 pm
We already have isolated the CBD part from the plant, which is legal, so there is no need to take the drug through the use of the plant by smoking it or ingesting it, and yes, he can obtain just the CBD component, and he knew that, but decided to ignore it, because he would rather smoke it and get high on the THC. That is the point, and his gripe. The world would be happy to provide him with pure CBD with no THC content whatsoever to give him pain relief, as well as plenty of NSAIDs to do the same, but no, he decided to just go and smoke it.
Steve
Jul 3, 2019 at 2:41 pm
Let me smoke! He’ll let them toke up in between holes for all I care.
Brandon
Jul 3, 2019 at 2:15 pm
Once the dinosaurs all die off this rule will change. Totally pointless.
Prost
Jul 3, 2019 at 10:58 am
Hear hear!
Doobs
Jul 3, 2019 at 2:11 pm
It certainly ISN’T performance enhancing. If it keeps professionals off other additive pain meds (opioids, etc.) then it should be encouraged and not criminalized.